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Isar Aerospace signs deal to develop a Canadian Spectrum launch site, tied to Canadian submarine sales

Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement to develop a Canadian launch site for Spectrum, linked to a broader deal involving the sale of submarines to the Canadian military. The arrangement connects small-launch infrastructure work with defense-driven procurement and industrial cooperation.

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2026-07-07T01:14:36.209776-07:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX stock draw: Morgan Stanley initiates with Overweight and ~$300 target as company enters Nasdaq-100

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2026-07-06T23:44:44.991231-07:00

Space.com

Launch Preview: SpaceX Transporter-17 (81 payloads) plus debut missions Long March 10B and Skyroot’s Vikram-I

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2026-07-06T14:19:46.203510-07:00

AINonline

Iridium completes Aireon acquisition, consolidating satellite ADS‑B surveillance ahead of an $8B Rocket Lab deal

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2026-07-06T10:44:41.830322-07:00

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SpaceNews.com

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Isar Aerospace signs deal to develop a Canadian Spectrum launch site, tied to Canadian submarine sales Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement to develop a Canadian launch site for Spectrum, linked to a broader deal involving the sale of submarines to the Canadian military. The arrangement connects small-launch infrastructure work with defense-driven procurement and industrial cooperation.

2026-07-07T01:14:36.209776-07:00

Isar Aerospace signs deal to develop a Canadian Spectrum launch site, tied to Canadian submarine sales

Bloomberg

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SpaceX stock draw: Morgan Stanley initiates with Overweight and ~$300 target as company enters Nasdaq-100 Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of SpaceX (SPCX) with an Overweight rating and a $300 target, citing AI-driven upside and projecting $3.3T revenue by 2040. SpaceX also joins the Nasdaq-100 on July 7, 2026, with analysts expecting about $4.3B in mandatory passive inflows from index-tracking ETFs.

2026-07-06T23:44:44.991231-07:00

SpaceX stock draw: Morgan Stanley initiates with Overweight and ~$300 target as company enters Nasdaq-100

Bloomberg

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SpaceX Shares Win Early Bullish Calls From Wall Street Brokers

2026-07-06T23:44:44.991231-07:00

SpaceX Shares Win Early Bullis

Space.com

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Launch Preview: SpaceX Transporter-17 (81 payloads) plus debut missions Long March 10B and Skyroot’s Vikram-I SpaceX will fly the Transporter-17 rideshare on July 7 with 81 payloads, including four Canadian Earth-observation satellites. The same week also features debut flight attempts by China’s Long March 10B and India’s Skyroot Aerospace on Vikram-I, alongside additional Falcon 9 missions carrying global commercial payloads into sun-synchronous orbit.

2026-07-06T14:19:46.203510-07:00

Launch Preview: SpaceX Transporter-17 (81 payloads) plus debut missions Long March 10B and Skyroot’s Vikram-I

SpaceNews.com

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Blue Origin presses on with Blue Moon lunar lander development amid ongoing New Glenn recovery after pad explosion Blue Origin says it is continuing development of its Blue Moon lunar landers while recovering from a New Glenn pad explosion that occurred more than a month earlier. The update frames near-term momentum on lunar hardware as the company works through the aftermath of the launch-site incident.

2026-07-06T13:28:52.400783-07:00

Blue Origin presses on with Blue Moon lunar lander development amid ongoing New Glenn recovery after pad explosion

AINonline

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Iridium completes Aireon acquisition, consolidating satellite ADS‑B surveillance ahead of an $8B Rocket Lab deal Iridium Communications has finalized its acquisition of Aireon, bringing the satellite-based ADS‑B aircraft surveillance service in-house and integrating it across Iridium’s LEO constellation of 66 satellites. The completion follows Aireon’s role in the 2019 Boeing 737 MAX grounding trigger and comes as Iridium prepares for its planned $8 billion sale to Rocket Lab.

2026-07-06T10:44:41.830322-07:00

Iridium completes Aireon acquisition, consolidating satellite ADS‑B surveillance ahead of an $8B Rocket Lab deal

Ars Technica

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Katalyst’s satellite rescue mission moves toward rendezvous with NASA’s Swift Katalyst’s spacecraft is now executing its rescue mission in pursuit of NASA’s Swift observatory. The rendezvous is expected to take several weeks, indicating a planned, multi-week orbital campaign rather than an immediate catch-up maneuver.

2026-07-06T10:30:07.384108-07:00

Katalyst’s satellite rescue mission moves toward rendezvous with NASA’s Swift

Space Intel Report

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NorthStar Earth & Space weighs public-market debut via SPAC merger with Viking Acquisition Corp. NorthStar Earth & Space of Canada, a space situation awareness provider, said it is preparing an IPO following a planned merger with Viking Acquisition Corp. The deal sets up a public-market pathway for a company focused on space domain awareness services, positioning it for scale-up in the emerging SDA market.

2026-07-06T09:59:38.249993-07:00

NorthStar Earth & Space weighs public-market debut via SPAC merger with Viking Acquisition Corp.

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